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Ashley Judd backs Grimes for Senate

There was a time when Ashley Judd flirted with the idea of running for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. Now, she's leaving no doubt that she's backing Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes for the job. Judd, an

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There was a time when Ashley Judd flirted with the idea of running for the U.S. Senate from Kentucky. Now, she's touting Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes for the job.

Judd, an actress and women's health advocate, tweeted she's "ready to fight beside" Grimes, the Kentucky secretary of State, in her bid against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. It was in late March that Judd announced — also via Twitter — that she would pass on running for the Senate next year.

Even in thick woods outstanding news filters through. Thrilled for the people of KY %26 ready to fight beside @AlisonForKY@KySecofState

Meanwhile, there is still some griping about Grimes' rollout of her candidacy. She announced her intention to run on Monday, after meeting with supporters, and Republicans have been pointing out that she has no Senate campaign website or other internal apparatus ready to go.

Jerry Lundergan, Grimes' father and a former Kentucky Democratic Party chairman, told WHAS-TV that there were some loose ends to tie up at the last minute.

"We needed a lot of 'i's' to dot and 't's' to cross," Lundergan told the Louisville TV station. "We just didn't step into it. We wanted to make sure that when we got into it we could get into it and win."